Someone made a neat observation on The W about the throwaway bits with Big Johnny, which was something I hadn't thought about before.  Basically there was a pair of quick bits with Eve and then Miz coming to see the boss and getting blown off, which wasn't mentioned again on the show.  I think this might have actually been a nicely subtle bit of storytelling, showing that Ace was blowing them off because they had already served their purpose and thus he didn't have to continue kissing their ass to serve his goals.  It probably wasn't intentional on the part of the writers, but if so, kudos for a nice bit of characterization.  Now if only the heel GM wasn't so played out in general.  That's why I initially really enjoyed the Ace character in this role, because he wasn't evil so much as he was an ass-kissing middle management type.  Now he's just another corrupt authority figure in a sport that's already clogged with them.

Smackdown Date: April 10, 2012 Location: Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia Commentators: Michael Cole, Josh Matthews, Booker T This is another special live show with a theme of Blast From The Past. That means that we have the legends coming out again for their semi-annual appearances which don't mean much other than us getting to say “hey, I know you.” It still should be fun though as most of these shows are. Also we might even get some fallout from last week with Sheamus. Let's get to it.

Smackdown Date: April 6, 2012 Location: Orlando Amway Center, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T, Josh Matthews It's the first show of the new year on Fridays and we have a new boss. Tonight we have Sheamus vs. Del Rio where if Del Rio wins he gets a title match at some later date. It should be interesting to see where Bryan goes after this as he'll certainly get a rematch somewhere. It's always interesting to see where things go immediately after Mania, so let's get to it.